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The Airship Returns
The return of the airship is inevitable, and this story interviews engineers and experts working to revive this lighter-than-air behemoth.
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The City That Wasn't
Billionaires want to build cities from scratch but experts say investing in existing cities is the best way to combat climate change.
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The Search for Planet Nine
I wrote this 2022 space feature in anticipation for first light of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory and its Legacy Survey of Space and Time.
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The Art of Smokejumping
As summers heat up, an elite group of firefighters are putting their lives on the line to smother potentially devastating blazes in their smoldering infancy.
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The Holy Grail at Absolute Zero
Superconductors lie at cornerstone of the future, but scientists say there’s still a lot we don’t know about them.
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Chaos and the Three-Body Problem
This classic problem of orbital mechanics has stumped scientists for centuries. Turns out, the answer requires embracing chaos.